Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Irish lámaigid. By surface analysis, lámh +‎ -igh.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Munster) IPA(key): (before a subject pronoun) /ˈl̪ˠɑːvˠə/, (elsewhere) /ˈl̪ˠɑːvˠɪɟ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑːwə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): (before a subject pronoun) /ˈl̪ˠɑːvwə/, (elsewhere) /ˈl̪ˠɑːwiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): (before a subject pronoun) /ˈl̪ˠãːwə/, (elsewhere) /ˈl̪ˠãːwiː/

Verb

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lámhaigh (present analytic lámhaíonn, future analytic lámhóidh, verbal noun lámhú, past participle lámhaithe)

  1. to handle (feel or hold with the hand), touch
  2. to manipulate (influence or manage; handle and move a body part), treat
  3. (medicine) to palpate
  4. to assault, seize, manhandle
Conjugation
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑːvˠɪɟ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑːwə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): (before a subject pronoun) /ˈl̪ˠɑːvwə/, (elsewhere) /ˈl̪ˠɑːwiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): (before a subject pronoun) /ˈl̪ˠãːwə/, (elsewhere) /ˈl̪ˠãːwiː/

Noun

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lámhaigh

  1. vocative/genitive singular of lámhach